Of salons and parlours
By: K S S Pillai In the past, the barber was an important member of society all over the world. A barber’s razor has been found in Egypt among the relics of the Bronze Age (3500 BC). Barbers were known as barber surgeons. They not only cut hair or beard, but also performed surgeries like […]
The Pain and Peril of Suicide
By: Fardeen Hurrah Suicide, many of us would have thought about it but very few would have strived for it in order to eliminate and abrogate this phenomenal issue from our homes, families and societies. Yes, for a person who attempts or commits a suicide seems to us brave and courageous for a brief moment. […]
Preparing for the UPSC civil service exam
By: Vijay Garg UPSC Civil Services Examination, also known as UPSC IAS Exam is considered to be amongst the toughest examination in India. It is not because the exam difficulty level is such, largely; it is because of the vast syllabus that this exam is considered to be one of the toughest to crack. Aspirants […]
CABG and Stenting: Natural bypass technique a better and non-invasive technique
By: Dr Bimal Chhajer Attributing to increase in changing lifestyle, people often miss out on taking care of their health as a result of which there is an exponential increase of non-communicable diseases among the middle-aged population in the last decade. There is a rise in the incidences of diabetes, hypertension, obesity that ultimately leads […]
India leading in sanitation policies
By: Vini Mahajan While World Toilet Day may sound like a strange occasion to commemorate, it is critical to ensure health and hygiene for many. The dedicated day highlights the global sanitation crisis that affects millions of people around the world who are living without access to a safely managed toilet. Without clean, safe toilets, […]
Remembering the extraordinary shepherd boy
By: Mohammad Hussain Khan Death is final with no point of return and extremely painful for the ones left behind to grieve. This was especially true for me when I heard the news of death of Rashid Kaak (A shepherd by occupation) of D.K. Marg Kulgam. Looking back on the situation, I do recall my […]
The unresolved puzzle
By: Asad Mirza After a relatively silent phase on Afghan situation, which was overtaken by the global geo-political concerns after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Afghan situation was once again on top of the agenda of regional and global powers in Moscow, last week. At the Moscow Conference on Afghanistan, representatives and officials […]
The world would lose huge data if Twitter ceases
By: Anjana Susarla What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security threats and vulnerabilities, a wildfire watcher who tracks the spread of forest fires, and public health professionals trying to predict enrollment in health insurance exchanges have in common? They all rely on analysing data from Twitter. Twitter is […]
And life moves on
By: Syed Mustafa Ahmad Sometimes, I used to think that the world would not work without me. Everything would look dull. My presence would be felt everywhere. There would be a void. Streets and roads would look deserted. However, I was wrong. I couldn’t grasp the reality that life moves on. It doesn’t stop for […]
‘World Television Day’: The Etymology of Television
By: M Ahmad The word Television combines “Tele” meaning “far off” and “Vision” meaning “some thing seen in imagination”. Television is one of the greatest inventions of mankind. Since the invention of first ever electronic television in 1927, the television has undergone a number of changes in shape and size as well as in terms […]
